The Georgian House, House museum in Bristol, England
The Georgian House is a four-story residential building from the late 1700s containing eleven rooms arranged to show both family living areas and servant quarters. The rooms display original period furnishings and provide a complete picture of how such households functioned.
William Paty designed the building in 1791 for John Pinney, a sugar merchant whose wealth came from plantations in the West Indies. The house reflects how prosperity from this trade shaped Bristol's development and society.
The building tells the story of Bristol's involvement in the sugar trade through the lives of people like Pero, who lived and worked here as part of the household. Visitors can see how daily life unfolded across both the family rooms and the servants' spaces.
The building has limited wheelchair accessibility due to its historic structure with multiple floors and stairs. Visitors should allow plenty of time to explore all four levels and the various rooms at a leisurely pace.
The house contains an unusual cold water plunge bath that reveals bathing habits and technical innovations of the Georgian period. The original bureau-bookcase in the study also stands out as a surviving piece that shows the owner's taste and interests.
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